Tehran Paper Calls for Unconditional Release of Hostages
  er, Peggy Say, sister of Terry An-
  derson, the longest-held American
  hostage, wept at the report and
  called it "the most encouraging
  news that I have heard," Reuter
  news service reported.
       The Tehran Times said all the
  factions in Lebanon "should regard
  the hostages as victims of imperialist
  policies of the West and make at-
  tempts to get them all freed." It com-
  plained that the continued captivity
  of the hostages has benefited West-
  ern propaganda against Iran, and
  said, "Maybe 1990 will be the year
  for the release of all the hostages,"
  The editorial reflected many of
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  By Sharif Imam-Jomeh
  SpecW to'The Washington Post
  TEHRAN, Feb. 22-The Eng-
  9 lish-language Tehran Times, which
  usually voices the opinions of Pres-
  0 ident Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani,
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